diff --git a/scripts/wasmd/env b/scripts/wasmd/env
index c6d862245d..29d66ded4a 100644
--- a/scripts/wasmd/env
+++ b/scripts/wasmd/env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Choose from https://hub.docker.com/r/cosmwasm/wasmd/tags
 REPOSITORY="cosmwasm/wasmd"
-VERSION="v0.51.0-rc.4"
+VERSION="v0.51.0-rc.5"
 
 CONTAINER_NAME="wasmd"